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The AM/DM podcast: New FedEx board member, Peppertree in news this week

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:10:38 -0500

Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about the week ahead, including Richard Smith joining the FedEx board and new plans for Whitehaven’s Peppertree Apartments.

Why aren't there more starter homes in Memphis?

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:11 -0500

“Right now we’re at a point where the cost of constructing housing is so high,” the City of Memphis’ chief of infrastructure and development said.

Shante Avant on the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:11 -0500

It’s hard not to talk to Shante Avant about politics, but that’s exactly what “The Sidebar” host Eric Barnes does in this episode focused on the mission of the Women’s Foundation.

The AM/DM podcast: Fire, fairs and Gonerfest this weekend

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:17:38 -0500

Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about some of the fun events happening this weekend on The AM/DM podcast this morning.

The AM/DM: Commission votes to align school board terms, but it's not a recall. Or, is it?

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:04:23 -0500

Today, Mary Cashiola talks with Bill Dries about the 7–5 vote, the backstory to the clash and what might happen next.

Sound Bites: Hive owner talks bread, bees, and a second bagel shop location

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:03:31 -0500

Bread is a lifestyle for Hive Bagel & Deli owner Josh Steiner, the guest on this week’s Sound Bites episode.

The AM/DM podcast: A deeper dive into comments

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:21:10 -0500

Readers love the comments. They hate the comments. They love to hate the comments.

The Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center heads into its fall season

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:36:54 -0500

Cindi Younker, the director of the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center, talks with Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast about what makes the intimate venue so appealing for audiences and artists.

GPAC's new executive director, Parke Kennedy, on the upcoming season and the history of GPAC

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:36:47 -0500

Parke Kennedy joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about GPAC’s upcoming season as well as her goals for the organization after taking over as executive director.

David Lusk on the 30-year anniversary of his art gallery

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:36:10 -0500

David Lusk joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about his art gallery.

Sam O'Bryant, the CEO of Bridges, on the impact of the organization in Memphis

barnes@dailymemphian.com (Eric Barnes) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:38:57 -0500

Sam O’Bryant joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about Bridges, the organization he runs.

The AM/DM podcast: An unlikely soccer story as Bolton rebuilds

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:19:20 -0500

For the first time in years, Bolton High School’s girls soccer team is back on the field — and it’s about more than the score.

The AM/DM podcast: The first of fall and the beginning of the Greenline

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:27:44 -0500

In this look at the week ahead, The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola and Bianca Phillips talk about two related proposals in front of the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony and how the Shelby Farms Park Greenline started oh-so-many years ago.

Sound Bites: Looking back at the smorgasbord so far

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:31:04 -0500

This season so far on Sound Bites, we’ve offered unsolicited advice, heard some hot takes, interviewed barbecue royalty and swapped stories with Memphis restauranteurs.

Reporters explore National Guard questions, remember Les Smith

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 04:00:15 -0500

WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines” remembered Smith, who died Sept. 17, for his early contributions to the show. The reporter’s roundtable edition also discussed the pending National Guard deployment to Memphis.

The AM/DM podcast: Football fun and a hot air balloon blast

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:35:36 -0500

On this morning’s episode of The AM/DM, we get into the Memphis Tigers’ last SEC football game (for a while, at least), where you can see hot air balloons take flight and why you might want to hit the Totally Rad Vintage Fest.

The AM/DM podcast: Duck decor — a look inside the Peabody's new digs

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:20:08 -0500

The Peabody Memphis — the city’s most iconic hotel — has unveiled a $19 million makeover of its guest rooms.

The AM/DM podcast: How a new MPD position rankled the department

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:13:51 -0500

In the wake of Tyré Nichols’ death, the Memphis Police Department decided it had an absence of supervision in the field, and set out to fix that problem by creating a new position — the second lieutenant. But that solution caused a string of other problems.

The AM/DM podcast: A big change coming to Landers Center

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:29:04 -0500

Late last month, ground was broken on the Landers Center’s $85 million expansion, which includes a unique hotel-convention center project.

The AM/DM podcast: B.B. King and The Daily Memphian have birthdays

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:21:41 -0500

In this episode of The AM/DM, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips and columnist Chris Herrington talk about the week ahead, which includes The Daily Memphian’s upcoming anniversary.